31 OCTOBER 1925, page 38

The Underworld Of Stc.te (allen And Unwin) Is An Exposure

by Mrs. Stan Harding of the espionage services of Europe and Atnerica, and a vigorous account of her own misfortunes in Russia.......

In The Other Side Of The Medal (hogarth Press) Mr.

Edward Thompson gives a spirited and detailed defence of the Indian people against many charges which have been brought against them. He is mainly occupied with the Indian......

Mr. Max Beerbohm Has Collected Another Volume Of Cari-...

Observations (Heinemann). It includes his now famous series, " The Old and the Young Self." * * - . .......

This Week's Books

FIRE chief interest in Mr. Clement . Shorter's edition of The Twelve Adventurers and Other Stories, by Charlotte Bront6 (Hodder and Stoughton), lies in the free imagination and......

The World As Mathematics

The Metaphysical Foundations of Modern Science. By E. A. Burtt. (Kegan Paul. 14s. net.) - WIIEN Copernicus propounded his theory that the earth moves . round its axis and......

The Competition

THE EDITOR OFFERS TWO PRIZES OF £10 EACH, THE FIRST. FOR AN INSCRIPTION FOR A SUNDIAL IN PROSE OR VERSE, THE SECOND FOR AN EPIGRAM . ON WOMAN IN FOUR LINES OF VERSE. NONE of our......